Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990; $222K paid to officers and key staff.
Kimberly Robson’s $237K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Robson | $236,835 | $236,937 | $222,360 | $198,587 | $185,239 |
| Christina Gleason | — | — | — | $170,150 | — |
| Paul Ciaramitaro | — | — | — | — | $159,662 |
| Diana Onken | $157,647 | $156,654 | — | — | $107,202 |
| Savannah Fox | $150,917 | $148,229 | — | — | — |
| Romain Coetmellec | $121,832 | — | — | — | — |
| Annalise Romoser | $112,805 | — | — | — | — |
| Sarah Weissmann | $111,802 | $104,193 | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Save the Children Action Network executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advocates for investing in early childhood education to benefit all Americans.
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Non-Partisan Advocacy
In 2022, scan's targeted strategy, which includes a focused public policy agenda, grassroots mobilization and education campaigns and research-based communications, elevated the issues of early childhood education & child care, child hunger & food insecurity, the migration at the U.S.-MEXICO border, and in support of child mental health…
Electoral
Scan's electoral activity in 2022 consisted of helping to elect 10 of 13 endorsed candidates across five states, and working closely with partners in-state, securing two ballot measure victories, including new mexico's constitutional amendment 1 which will provide a permanent funding source to fund early learning programs and colorado's…
Lobbying
In 2022, scan lobbied on behalf of federal and state interventions and policies that would benefit children. The main areas of focus were in securing more child care and preschool funding, stronger programs to combat child hunger, and humanitarian policies to support the mental health and safety needs of children globally.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.8M | $1.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.1M | $2.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $93K | $336K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.0M | $1.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $706K | $706K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $569K | $394K | $162K | $13K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $123K | $173K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $96K | $80K | $6K | $10K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $333K | $276K | $36K | $21K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $73K | $26K | $47K | |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $462K | $420K | $274 | $42K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $647K | $607K | $5K | $35K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $209K | $152K | $129 | $57K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $55K | $36K | $18K | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $144K | $118K | $3K | $23K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $91K | $64K | $23K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $499K | $493K | $2K | $4K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4K | $4K | $386 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $19K | $4K | $15K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $95K | $61K | $32K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $8K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.4M | $5.5M | $472K | $387K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 | $7.8M | $7.7M | $130K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $7.6M | $7.4M | $156K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 10, 2023 | $6.3M | $6.4M | −$94K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 | $5.1M | $4.8M | $273K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2021 | $5.1M | $5.3M | −$231K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,291,287 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,291,287 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,385,468 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,233,768 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,897,900 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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